Lessons From Osun 2026 and the road to 2027: Parties, personalities and the coming contest (2), by Usman Sarki
The first part of this article concluded with the observation that while all politics may indeed be local, the economic hardship confronting Nigerians today is anything but local. But before examining how these conditions may shape the 2027 elections, the Osun experience invites us to confront an even more fundamental question: what exactly do our political parties […]
‘Legislation to protect the disabled critical to national development’
According to the latest estimates of the World Health Organization(WHO), the population of Persons with Disabilities is 15% of the world population.
Why make more enemies? – Part one
Last weekend, Vanguard and other Nigerian media houses started to be subjected to harassment by soldiers.
Happy father’s day, papa
I write to wish my father, Joseph Ewherido, a happy Father’s Day, which comes up tomorrow. even though I know he may not really need it.
Here they co-exist: Cynicism and realism
Some comments on my article in this column last week on “The Theory of many Nations within a Nation” and the concept of `National Unity` have exhibited a great deal of cynicism, little realism and a bit of vision. Some Nigerians are in the habit of viewing any opinion expressed, good or bad, from their own tribal or religious perspective.
Okonjo-Iweala: The pot, the kettle
WE salute the Nigerian spirit – the spirit of enterprise. It is the spirit that rewards excellence and punishes indolence. We have seen the Nigerian team in a football match with another country on our home ground. In the beginning, Nigerians applauded their team to the high heavens but as soon as the Nigerian team fell into goal deficit, Nigerians switched their support to the visiting team and at the very height of their disappointment, they even started hurling stones at the Nigerian players.
